$Q$-functions for lambda opers

Abstract: We consider the Schr\"odinger operators which are constructed from the $\lambda$-opers corresponding to solutions of the $\widehat{\mathfrak{sl}}_2$ Gaudin Bethe Ansatz equations. We define and study the connection coefficients called the $Q$-functions. We conjecture that the $Q$-functions obtained from the $\lambda$-opers coincide with the $Q$-functions of the Bazhanov-Lukyanov-Zamolodchikov opers with the monster potential related to the quantum KdV flows. We give supporting evidence for this conjecture.